. I've always
loved the final lines of this chapter concerning 's mixed feelings of sympathy toward
her
inexperienced teacher, Miss Caroline. Scout has been ridiculed by Miss
Caroline for being able
to read above grade level; she has had to endure Miss
Caroline insult 's teaching skills; she
has been punished unfairly; and she
has been "whipped" with a ruler. The unruly class
causes another teacher to
berate Miss Caroline, leaving the new teacher with her head buried in
her
arms. As the class breaks for lunch, Scout sees Miss Caroline "sink down in
her
chair."
Had her conduct been more
friendly toward me,
I would have felt sorry for her. She was a pretty little
thing.
(Scout)
.
Certainly one of the most famous and
important quotes of the novel comes
following Scout's terrible first day at
school. Atticus's advice to Scout deals with his
philosophy about tolerance,
and how if you try and put yourself in another person's place, one
might
better understand their reasoning.
"You
never
really understand a person until you consider things from his point of
view--until you climb
into his skin and walk around in it."
(Atticus, to Scout)
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